Event background

Taking place at the Waldorf Hilton in London, on 28-29 April 2015, the Smart to Future Cities conference has gone from strength to strength over recent years, charting the transition of the smart city concept from definition to implementation as IoT enables applications that benefit citizens and urban planners. In April 2014 we hosted over 250 industry experts, 80 of whom were from international city administrations.

The conference is renowned for being the right size for constructive discussion and networking where cities can talk directly to other cities; as our delegates said:

“The Smart Cities conference 2014 was an outstanding experience. Several of the conversations I had during the conference have translated into tangible projects with real outcomes” – Future Cities Lab

“There is the possibility to meet important and significant people at an event that is the right size. It is not a large expo, where you get lost in the crowd ” – Bilbao City Council

“Great line up of speakers and very insightful. I felt I was learning at the leading edge of Smart City thinking” – Milton Keynes Council

“One of the best SMART Cities event I’ve been to. A good mix of speakers and delegates.” – Happold Consulting

2015 sees the concept of Smart Cities continuing to evolve as the focus shifts to the citizen and their central place in the design of the smart city and the IoT applications and services that enable it. Services such as smart parking, mobility, energy, health, safety and security and many more are enabled by urban IoT as everything within the city becomes internet connected.

Agenda and speakers

Download the draft agenda here, to see what will be up for discussion. Our early-confirmed speakers include:

Ger Baron,Chief Technology Officer, City of Amsterdam

Cllr James Noakes,Mayoral lead for Energy and Smart City, Liverpool City Council

Geoff Snelson,Director of Strategy, Corporate Core, Milton Keynes

Petra Dalunde,Project manager and Communication Strategist at Stockholm Business Region Development, City of Stockholm